Saddles

thumb|An Ottoman Empire|Ottoman saddle with [[shabrack, which, according to tradition, was captured at the Battle of Vienna in 1683 by the Mikołaj Hieronim Sieniawski and is now housed in Czartoryski Museum in Kraków]] thumb|A dressage-style English saddle thumb|A saddle with lacquer overlay from the Yi ethnic minority province in [[Yunnan, China]] thumb|A Western saddle at [[Garza County Historical Museum in Post, Texas, United States]]

thumb|A modern working stirrup on an endurance riding saddle thumb|Typical metal stirrup used in English riding A stirrup is a light frame or ring that holds the foot of a rider, attached to the saddle by a strap, often called a stirrup leather. Stirrups are usually paired and are used to aid in mounting and as a support while using a riding animal (usually a horse or other equine, such as a mule). They greatly increase the rider's ability to stay in the saddle and control the mount, increasing the animal's usefulness to humans in areas such as communication, transportation, and warfare.

device which permits heavy loads to be place don the back of working animals

strap passing underneath the belly of an animal, part of saddle

thumb|Saddlebags on a Western saddle thumb|Traditional Blackfoot women's saddlebag Saddlebags are bags that are attached to saddles.

thumb|right|A Danish Guard Hussars|Guard Hussar with a traditional shabraque, decorated with a zig-zag border and royal cypher thumb|right|The arms of the City of London on a shabraque used on ceremonial occasions by the [[City of London Police]] A shabrack or shabraque (, ) is a saddlecloth, formerly used by European light cavalry.

blanket underneath the saddle to protect the horse's back

thumb|Modern touring bicycle with panniers

piece of riding equipment used on horses

right|thumb|Woman riding in a modern English sidesaddle class. Sidesaddle riding is a form of equestrianism that uses a type of saddle that allows riders, generally female, to sit aside rather than astride an equine. Sitting aside dates back to antiquity and developed in European countries in the Middle Ages as a way for women in skirts to ride a horse modestly.

thumb|Crupper goes under the top of the tail and helps to stabilize harness thumb|right|Crupper attached to the back of a saddle A crupper (; occ. spelled crouper) is a piece of tack used on horses and other equids to keep a saddle, harness or other equipment from sliding forward.

strap around the haunches of a draft, pack or riding animal

leather cleaning compound

right|thumb|250px|A show Friesian horse wearing a surcingle